@article{ref1,
title="Measuring alcohol-related protective behavioral strategies among college students: Further examination of the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale",
journal="Psychology of addictive behaviors",
year="2007",
author="Martens, Matthew P. and Pederson, Eric R. and LaBrie, Joseph W. and Ferrier, Amanda G. and Cimini, M. Dolores",
volume="21",
number="3",
pages="307-315",
abstract="Heavy drinking among college students has been recognized as a public health problem on American college campuses (e.g., R. Hingson, T. Heeren, M. Winter, & H. Wechsler, 2005). Recently, protective behavioral strategies, or cognitive-behavioral strategies that can be implemented when using alcohol to reduce consumption and resulting negative consequences, have been shown to be associated with less alcohol use and fewer alcohol-related problems (e.g., S. L. Benton et al., 2004; M. P. Martens et al., 2005). The purpose of the present study was to conduct additional psychometric work on a measure designed to assess the use of such strategies: the Protective Behavioral Strategies Scale (PBSS; M. P. Martens et al., 2005). Data were collected on 505 undergraduate students from 2 universities who reported having consumed alcohol at least once in the past 30 days. Results of a confirmatory factor analysis supported the hypothesized 3-factor version of the PBSS, and scores on each subscale were correlated in the expected direction with both alcohol use and alcohol-related problems. Thus, the PBSS appears to be reliable and valid for use among college student drinkers.   <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0893-164X",
doi="10.1037/0893-164X.21.3.307",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0893-164X.21.3.307"
}